Our personal history is the filter through which we perceive realities in now time. Our filter is not conscious, but it is there and it does cause us to view things in a way that may or may not be accurate. When the enemy attacks us he does it through the filter of our personal history. Then the person in our current reality has no clue what happened, but usually neither do we, so we push back in order to emote, evaluate and identify the issue. If we are honest, the issue is our personal history filter, not the current reality person.

I say this because, personally, nationally and internationally, we have had people use their strength against us not for us. Therefore, when strength shows up, our filter screams danger, but the current reality is coming to rescue not harm. Then add being a woman into this and it is challenging, for strong women are not identified as safe in the eyes of many. How do I know, they get labeled a Jezebel, which is not an apt title for a Christian woman, because Jezebel was a Canaanite queen, who married the king of Israel (Ahab) as a political alliance. But, this name gets thrown around if a woman is strong.

Then you flip the strong woman coin and you find this in Proverbs 31:17 “She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong.” And verse 25 says, “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” So we want a strong Proverbs 31 woman but we call her a Jezebel, church this should not be. We must deal with our personal history filter, for strong men and strong women are arising and they will not go back into their cave. They are coming out in strength, not to harm you, but to help you, for the Lord is a mighty warrior and they have learned how to love deep, hang on long, and pray, praise and prophesy strong for the sake of your rescue not hurt. Change your filter, so you don’t miss the strength God is sending you in both male and female packaging.